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Club Meetings

Club Meetings are at 5 PM

Board Meetings are held at

7 PM the prior Monday to

the Club Meeting

(Except in the Summer)

October 27th

Gardner Westcott

Membership Meeting

Director Nominations

November 24th

Gardner Westcott

Membership Meeting

Election Of Directors

December 8th

MSSR Christmas Party

Location TBA

www.motorstatestreetrods.org

Presidents ReportBy Bob Nash

Beverly Simons, wife of Gardner-Westcott owner Ralph Simons passed away in Florida on July 9 . Her

funeral was held, amongst family and friends in Farmington. With the bad there is always some good and

for Bev there is relief from the effects of Parkinsons Disease. Some of the older members were able to

visit Bev at the funeral home, mass and luncheon. We were also able to reminisce about the good old

days with Ralph at lunch before he headed back to Florida

Amongst the women of Motor State Bev was well known as the master shopper. Difficult to keep up with

in many ways!

She will be missed, and to Ralph and family, we share your sorrow.

Were all very aware of how fast summer is fading. Only a few big events left. Namely: Goodguys Indy,

The Ohio Mile, and IDIDIT. Im writing this after returning (in the rain) from Kalamazoo. It was truly a great

weekend in and around the MSSR Compound. Its nice to see everyone enjoying the friendship of this

club. Have you noticed how many former members stop by to say hello. I think they can see were having

a good time. Maybe now is the time for some of those folks to think about joining again.

Just prior to KZoo a large number of members took in the Hines Park Cruise. In spite of the traffic

problems entering the park, it was a good time had by all of our members and guests.

I hope Karen slips a note to Rich for the newsletter thanking the members of her team as we keep our

eating reputation alive (complete list will be in the next edition). Contributions of food and cash made

things a lot easier and we whole heartedly thank those that contributed. Sharing a meal and someconversation with your friends its just the best!!!

See you out and about this fall.

Bob

Inside this

EditionLong Time Members 2

Summer Meeting 1 3

Downriver Cruise 5

Burger Autistic Show 6

MSSR Cruise Nights 7

Columbus Goodguys 8

Louisville 10

Summer Meeting 2 11

Bill Carner 12

Bev and Ralph 13

Summer Meeting 3 14

Back to the Bricks 15

Woodward 16

Frankenmuth 17

Swap Meet 18

Birthdays 18

Anniversarys 18

Ramblings 19

Coming Events 19

Officers 19

Featured Ride 19

Card Corner JoAnn NashGet Well, Sympathy and Thank You Cards have been sent to the following

Sympathy sent:Ralph Simons and family death of Beverly Ralph's wife

Get well wishes sent:Bob Carter Back surgeryJudy Stocke neck issuesDave Sabin, son of MaryAnn Shantz, injuries sustained in car accident

Shirley Miller hip replacement surgeryMary Berger Female issues

Care and ConcernJudy Stocke Myasthenia GravisJohn Baldwin, old club member brain tumor

October - December 2013

In October, there will be nominations for the three

Director positions with elections following in

November. Please plan on attending these two

meetings and help set the direction of your car club.

MSSR has changed our mailing address and will no

longer use the Dearborn MI PO Box. Please use fo

any future correspondenceMotor State Street Rods

20015 Pollyanna DrLivonia, MI 48152

MSSR News Briefs


2/20


Long Time Members, Jack and Shirley Miller

The Millers go back to the early days of

MSSR just like the Fackenders. They both

were there when someone said what if we

put a bigger motor in this old car. Yep, the

early days of hot rodding would not have

happened without old cars, and an urge togo fast and be cool.

Jack and Shirleys many years with MSSR

started with the purchase of their First Street

Rod, a 1923 T-Bucket in January of 1976. A

T-Bucket in January would have been a site

to see coming home to the Millers house,

bet the neighbors said one of these days

that couple will grow up and become

normal.

A good thing for us is that in the summer of

76, a group of disgruntled Michigan Street

Rod Association members, many of themlocal Ford Employees broke away from that

organization and formed a Steering

Committee to discuss starting a new street

rod club and Jack was a member of that

original group. Through that committee, they

became acquainted with fellow car guys and

gals and formed Motor State Street Rods in

August and September of 1976. From that

moment on began many, many years of fun

and adventures that have continued to this

very day in the Miller Familys lives.

Jack and Shirley children at the time were

Ann Marie 4 years old, Ray 9 years old and

Jim at 10 years old. Today they have

continued to make Mom and Dad proud with

Ann Marie now 41, Ray now 47 and Jim is

now 48. All three of the Miller kids have

many wonderful memories of their MSSR

adventures.

Over the 37 years in MSSR, the Millers have

driven our T-Bucket to St. Paul, MN twice

both in 77 and 79 and to Columbus, OH

once in 78. When was the last time you

seen a T-Bucket doing long hauls, not much

anymore.

The Millers and their T-Bucket in St. Paul

in 1979

The Millers acquired the 29 Model A in 82

from John Schumont following the Nats

North of that year.

The Millers and their Model A 1984

Three years later, Larry Block, a former

club officer and state safety inspector now

deceased and Jack totally rebuilt the car

including chopping the top. The Millers

drove that car all over the country from the

West Coast in Washington State to the

East coast in Plymouth, MA and

Burlington, VT. They also ventured as far

south as Tampa, FL and many points in

between. They owned that car for nearly

20 years and the car went through several

redos over the years. There is very few of

us to this day that have done so many

cross-country trips.

The Model A in 2001 the 4th

Generation

Other cars that they have owned were a

65 Mustang Convertible and a 57

Thunderbird.

On the West Coast trip some of the

members remember that Jack bought a

new pair of tennis shoes at K-Mart before

the trip. The shoes were 2 different sizes

so when Jack walked the one shoe was so

big it kept flapping on his feet. They had

to push him to go get a new pair so they

did not hear the noise when he walked.

Motor State Street Rods and the Millers

have been involved in Nats North from the

beginning of that event, first as a host

club when it was at the Michigan State

Fairgrounds from 1980 until 1986, then a

a game host when it moved to Kalamazo

in 1987 until the present day. For those

of you that need a calculator and cantfind one, that is over 33 years of service

to the NSRA.

And the travel did not stop there, over all

the years, when you count up street rod

trips and non-street rod trips, the Millers

have visited all the states by two, North

Dakota and Oklahoma, plus they have

traveled to Canada, Central America and

Europe on Cruise Ships. PS: I have bee

to Oklahoma; you have not missed much

except a tornado of two.

And to add to the impressive list thatthese two have done, please consider the

fact that Jack was the Membership

Secretary from 76-78 and again in 82 plu

a Director in 81 and Club President from

79 through 80 and 83 through 84 and

again in 87 through 88. Not to be

outdone, Shirley was a Director from

1997 to 2000. A total of 15 years of

service for this great couple if you have

not found your calculator yet.

The list gets even longer when you

consider that Jack was also an NSRA

Safety Inspector for 22 years with Shirley

pitching in on paperwork while they met

many friends along the way.

The Millers helped run and host many ca

shows and swap meets over the years.

Jack also planned the MSSR Anniversary

parties at Greenfield Village, the Boat

Club and the Dearborn Inn.

In Mrs. Millers honor, we have officially

renamed out Friday Kalamazoo Friday

Hot Dog Day as Shirleys Lunch Special,

since she would rather eat a hot dog than

a steak, something not totally right about

you girl but we love you just the same.

Jack and Shirley intend to remain in

Motor State Street Rods until they are

pushing Daisies; we hope that is a long,

long time from now. This club would not

be what it is today without your efforts in

the early days and your continued fun an

friendship that we have today.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for

being there for Motor State.


3/20


After what most will agree was an ugly

June with rain averages enough to fill lake

Michigan a few times and what seemed

like an attempt by the people upstairs to

keep us hot rodders from our cruise night

rounds most of the month, on the very lastday of June, our prayers were heard and

Walla sunshine and a nice mid 70 day

greeted us as we arrived at the lake side

home of Phil and Anne Reilly. We were

summons there by MSSR leadership to

enjoy our very first 2013 summer meeting

served with a great view, wonderful

company, a classic car parade, boat rides

and food that makes the body happy.

The Great View

Great People

Boat Rides

Anne fired up her new toy, one that will not

survive around Phil very long and sounded

her new siren/megaphone combination to

announce that we had 9 minutes to get

ready for the parade that she had arranged

around the lake. Most know Anne was a

school teacher so hence the 9 minute

warning, not 10. Well 9 minutes later, we

were all assembled and now heading out

with the siren of her megaphone blowing in

Phils ear as they lead us around the lake

where a lot of the people normally found inboats had moved ashore to film and

capture the neat old cars that had invaded

this normally quiet location. 21 cars in all

had lined up to go on the parade and Phil

furnished a couple of his cars so that

everyone got a chance to participate.

Line up in single file, we are in a Parade

Dennis, you are out of line, you must go

to the Principals Office

Now we got it right

The parade was a success; all had their

American Flags waving as we passed all

the onlookers. Next up there was a nice

boat ride for anyone interested supplied by

not only Phil but one of his neighbors and

that was enjoyed by all.

And now, the grand prize was awarded to

all in attendance, Food, starting with

turkey, stuffing, salads of multiple variety,

beans, potato salad, oh oh, plate not big

enough, we are in overload mode, this

cannot happen, there is a bunch of desert

still waiting our attention. Well, just eat up

open the belt a notch and make somemore room. Best darnn caf in the

Pinckney area I think.

Ok, come and get it

Food, Food, what MSSR does Well

The Afterglow of Food

Quiet Everyone, Presidents Time

Continued on Next Page

Summer Meeting at Phil and Annes HouseBy Rich Pickens


4/20


Continued from Prior Page

In order to make it official, Bob Nash held

a short meeting on the deck overlooking

the lake; we may just have to move all

our meetings there.

A favorite hangout for food overloaded

MSSR Members

Thank you Anne, Thank you Phil you do

an outstanding job of opening up your

home and garages to all the members of

Motor State and we are grateful to haveyou both in our organization and hobby.

And thanks to all the ladies for your help.

Where did they all go, Jim is Home

Alone

Captain Dan Gilligans 3 Hour Tour

Table #1 - Ladies Only


5/20


Rapppaaaa, rappaaaa, raaaaapppppaaaa,

screeeeeechh, fishtail, screeeechh fishtail,

screeeeeech, raaaaaaaaaapppppppppppa

Buddda, buddaaaaa, buddaaaa,

screeeeeeech, buuuuuuuudaaaa, rumble,rummmmmmmble, rummmmble, squeal,

squeeeeeeeaaaaallll, fishtail, squeeeeealll,

fishtail.

Russ, you doing another burn out

Or was it you Ben

Thats it folks, the annual downriver cruise,

the noisiest and loudest car event in

history.

Round and Round He Goes Where He

Stops, only Russ Knows

We heard this cruise produced music and

shenanigans as we sat on the southbound

side of Fort at the end of the cruise in front

of the only short stretch of three lane new

concrete available and very near a

boulevard turnaround. Many cars, not

wanting to get tied up in the single lane

traffic ahead, made the turnaround in frontof us and those drivers were delighted to

see an open short stretch of tantalizing

new broad concrete. So, pound the pedal,

roar and squeal to their hearts delight

cause the cops were nowhere to be found.

But, here is an interesting quote from the

Detroit Free Press: Area police enforced a

strict code of conduct for cruisers: no

speeding, drag racing or burning rubber.

Oh? Methinks someone forgot to tell the

cops about the southern end of the cruise.

But, hey, we died in the wool car nuts will

not be held back because of a little noise.

Under the only popup available to us

MSSRers, conversation took place anyway

but considerable effort was needed to

stimulatethe vocal cords to do so.

Hail Hail the Gangs All Here

A surprising number of club members

made the trek to Southgate to participate.

The whole event was great fun with horde

of people all around and plenty of

participating cars. Here is a roll call: Jim(Thats me.), Rich, Don, Pat, Daryl,

Dennis, Russ, Al, Tom, Ben, Ben & Alice,

Pete & Mary, Jack & Shirley, Tim & Mary

Ann and, our fearless leaders, Bob &

Joann. Thats 14 cars. Pretty good turnou

Id say.

All in all, a good, solid outing of died in the

wool (Has there ever been any died in the

cotton?) car enthusiasts.

Lets hope the Fort Street Construction

group gets their act together for next yearevent. Seems like last year there was the

same construction project on Fort. How

long does it take to redo a relatively short

stretch of roadway? Answer: As long as i

takes up to a decade. Oh no.

The Michigan State Flowers are Orang

with White stripes and growing all ove

Fort Street

The Downriver CruiseBy Jim Stocke


6/20


Burger Autistic School Benefit ShowBy Rich Pickens

We were hoping for a great event for

MSSR members to attend but

unfortunately the weather turned nasty

about the time the Autos for Autism was to

start. When I say nasty, we are talkingabout 2 inches of rain in a short amout of

time flooding streets and making the

grounds a swamp.

But dispite this mess, MSSR still had three

cars show up and was well represented at

the small turn out.

For those that did not go, probably a wise

choice since the show time of 5 PM found

buckets of rain which started at 4 and did

not get much better for the first hours.

For those that went, the rewards were

theirs, Phil Reilly, 1

st

Place in Sports Car,also a Celebrity Pick by Alberts on the

Alley, a local Garden City Sports Pub.

Gary Lazette, 1st

Place in Street Rod.

Pete Deptula, 2nd

Place in Street Rod.

Great Job All.

Phil is a Winner

A break in the weather found time for the

judging and enjoying the band and food

available as well as signing up for chances

to win a basket of your choice as well a

the 50/50. The first 50/50 winner donated

his winnings back to the charity event for

use at Burger School, a very nice gester

and what this event is all about.

Muddy Mess

Far from record crowds because of the

weather but all in all there were about 50

cars showing up in the muddy grass at

Garden City High School for theis worthy

cause. We hope for a better show nextyear, thanks all for your support.

MSSR Team, Lazette, Reilly and

Deptula

Rain, What Rain

Some of the Brave Souls

Pete Made the Paper, Congrats

New Product Test

Need protection from road rash for you car

on the next road trip, well we have a test o

a product made to eliminate rock and

stone chips in your paint. Dennis Peters

tried the product from 3M out on the recentrip to Columbus Ohio and the Goodguys

Nationals. The Willys has some fairly wide

fenders in the rear and there is no way to

protect them from the road short of taping

a blanket on the fenders, as a matter of

fact, Dennis has been known to put a

heavy film of clear plastic on the fenders in

an attempt to keep them chip free. The

new product is a spray on clear that is put

on with three coats and can be left on for

the trip and is not noticeable without a fine

eye up close. Like painting, you need to

mask off the area and protect the nonspray areas from overspray. The film

when dry is not noticeable except on the

taped off edges and not much at that.

After the trip there were some impacts

noticeable in the film. Dennis plans on

removing the film after the IDIDIT Show in

October so we will have a report from him

on how this material held up. Stay Tuned

Bob Houchins made the papers with his

neat purple pickup.

A Member in the News


7/20


Allen Park Cruise NightWell, mark this one down as a complete

bust. The weather in June has been a

mess with rain, rain, and more rain almost

every day and yes, this day had a threat of

rain but by early afternoon it became

apparent that it was going to be a nice

sunny afternoon, well apparent to

everyone except the Allen Part DDA who

had cancelled the event early in the day

but did not notify anyone except to put up a

small sign on the street that the event had

been cancelled. Thanks to the Kisers and

the Stockes, we got a call about midway

there and went instead to St. Roberts in

Redford to enjoy the company of other

MSSR members on a great afternoon. All

we can say is three thumbs down to the

Allen Park DDA for not considering those

of us who actually make their show.

South Lyon Cruise NightAh hah, we got a low 70 degree night with

sun shining for our annual trip to South

Lyon and their once a month cruise. We

were not the featured club but we had a

good showing of several members who

enjoyed the food and cars along with the

great company of car people. Prior to the

shutdown of the street so all the cars could

be angle parked along a two block stretch

in downtown South Lyon, everyone

headed off the various restaurants that line

the street. The hotel in South Lyon, owned

by the Baker family was a favorite of some;

the South Lyon Tavern attracted others

and the Ice Cream shop gathered in

several others including those who cannot

resist the summer favorite.

Nice Dinner Kurt, dont worry we wont

tell Sandy

Dang Jim, you wore out the pavement

parking the Stockemobile

The group gathered on the second block

and enjoyed the DJ and the talk on cars,

politics, and if you were not there, we

probably talked about you.

Street Closed so Parkum Now

Nice House and Car is Not Bad Either

Dont get much better than this

Put this one on your list for next year, you

will enjoy it and then we cannot talk abou

you.

Multi Lakes Cruise NightEleven cars and fifteen club members.

Pretty good turnout for a cruise night so

distant for a lot of us. The weather was

picture perfect, I mean, really picture

perfect. Okay, so here is the countdown:

Joanne & Bob, John & Claudia, Phil &

Ann, Danny & Karen, Al Piggot, John

Schumont, Jim Stocke, Bob Steinhaus,

Pat Ambroziak, Tom Mann and the ever

present, Russ.

Multilakes Conservation Club is a very

impressive complex dedicated to the

outdoor sportsman and food! Hey, that

dining hall is huge with long tables to sea

hundreds. And the food, well, as usual,

we made more than the best of it. All you

can eat broasted chicken, fried cod,

baked cod, corn, baked potato, macaron

& cheese, salad, corn bread and rolls for

nine bucks! Good deal and some of us

took advantage of the all you can eat

feature. The public is invited to this Frida

night happening too and the public came

in droves making for an opportunity to

meet some new folks and, with a big

crowd, a party atmosphere prevailed.

This is a low key event with parking in

and amongst trees for many and grass fo

those not early enough to take get a

shady spot. No matter, it was not hot but

it was sunny with crystal clear skies. The

parking area is very large and there were

many, many cars parked all over the

place. Nice venue with nice people too.

Ah, a great night to once again enjoy our

beautiful rides to the event and then enjo

great conversation with our fellow club

members. It doesnt get any better thanthis.

Chow Time at Multi-Lakes

MSSR Cruise NightsAllen Park and South Lyon By Rich Pickens Multi Lakes by Jim Stocke


8/20


Hallelujah! God was on our side at this

event. Yea! The weather was picture perfect

for the whole show. Will wonders never

cease? There was none of that 103-degree

stuff to contend with this year thank God.

Jim Stocke, (Judy did not make the trip this

year.) Kurt and Sandy met at the Arborland

parking lot at 9:30 on a bright, sunny

morning to make the trek. Well, excited we

were as we trekked out to US23 and onto

I75 in Ohio. Hey, is that Rich, Russ, Don

and Pat in the rest area hightailing it out as

we come in? Guess they didnt see us.

Don up Front, Russ & Dennis in the

Mirror

Okay, get back on I75 and eventually turn

onto highway 15 by the giant Pioneer sugar

silos. We mosey on down to the famousCountry Corner restaurant just outside

Delaware. Good food but slow service as

this is a well liked place and it was packed.

Now, from Delaware it is a hop and skip to

the Ohio Expo Center to register.

The registration parking lot gives us a

preview of the upcoming event to start the

next day. Ahh. Street Rods galore.

Registration is a show by itself

Hoooooray! Good, we bump into Don, Rich,

Russ and Pat. We all sit for awhile under a

tree in the shade to watch the cars going

to and fro. After getting our car fix, off to

the Doubletree we go past the famous El

Acapulco Mexican restaurant, past the

Winking Lizard (No, not the Weeping

Lizard.) to arrive at our rather nice hotel,the Doubletree. After gorfing the free

chocolate chip cookie, we go to our rooms

to rest before we go to the El Acapulco for

that great taste of Mexico.

After our stomachs are overfull, we

discuss tomorrow. What? 5:30AM in the

parking lot? You dont really mean it do

you? Groan. Yeah, but we car folks are a

tough lot you know.

Buzzz, buzz. What the hell is that? Oh, its

the alarm. Its 4:30. Egad, what saneperson would ever get up that early? Hey

stop your grousing. We all drive off in the

darkness to arrive at the Expo Center.

Power Parking

Not So Much Power Parking

Cool! The shelter we covet as a prime

parking area is empty. Wow! We easily

and even leisurely park our precious

machines and wander over to watch the

incoming cars. But, agggaaaahhhh, no

cinnamon rolls? Oh my God, where is the

Bob Evans setup? Oh, suck it up guys

and gals, its not the end of the world, or is

it? A bagel, just a beat up old bagel, did

just fine.

John and Claudia join us on the

entrance road swelling our people count

to 10, a good representation of us

MSSRers. We sure have fun together

dont we? Hundreds of cars pass by us.

What magnificent machines they are.The ingenuity, creativity, craftsmanship

and engineering of us Americans is right

out there for anyone to see. What a

great sight.

A strange phenomenon occurred as we

watched the incoming cars for a few

hours it seemed like it should be

around noon and it was only 8AM. But,

thats okay because we realized that the

whole day of car gawking, visiting,

eating, gum flapping, swap meet

crawling and vendor hopping is stillahead of us.

But, another strange phenomenon

happened around 2PM we started to

poop out. Well, we had been walking

and gawking for 8 hours already. That is

enough to tire anyone out. We bug out a

little later; catch a little rest in our rooms

to prepare for the evenings fare, the

famous Winking Lizard restaurant. It is a

fun place and we lucked out getting

there just a few minutes ahead of a big

rush.

Winking Lizard

But the days fun is not yet over, no siree

bob-a-rooty my friend. We again hit the

roadin our machines to the host hotel,

the Crown Plaza. Their huge parking lot

was jammed with people and cars. It

was great fun to walk up and down the

aisles to see more cars. The hundreds o

folks milling about enhanced the effect

and we were again on a car high. But,

even tough car folks have to sleep too

you know.

Ohhhh no, earlier? 5AM? Why are you

punishing me? So, again we arrive even

Continued Next Page

If it is Columbus, Must be the Goodguys NationalsBy Jim Stocke


9/20


Continued From Prior Page

earlier than yesterday to once again find the

first shelter empty. Last year we arrived at the

same time to claim the last four spaces in the

third shelter. Must have been that the

weather was predicted to be relatively cool

compared to last year and shelter parking

was not critical. Okay, park the cars and walkto the entrance road and, yes, a cinnamon

roll. Aha, yeah, we found a cinnamon roll

vendor just inside the gate. But, we got there

too early, 6AM and the rolls were not yet

ready. A half hour later Kurt, Sandy and Jim

were happily enjoying the Columbus shows

most famous treat.

All of us eagerly check out the area where

the contenders for Street Rod of the Year

and Street Machine of the Year are

displayed. Talk about fantastic. Shown here

are some of the most beautiful street rods inthe world. Take this years Ridler winner, a

gorgeous 40 Ford coupe. From the knockout

custom made taillights to the knockout

custom wheels and everything in between,

this is one magnificent car. Later it was

indeed chosen at Street Rod of the Year.

Ridler Winner and Goodguys Street Rod

of the Year Winner

Boogey Mans Deuce coupe was there with

its glistening candy red paint job. I talked

briefly with Boogey who expressed doubt that

he belonged in this lofty group of cars. Well,

he fit right in and was a very worthy

contender.

Boogey Man and His 32

Beautiful Buick Convertible

Take a look at that Buick convertible

with an interior so well done as to be

nearly unbelievable. These are only

three of about 20 or so contenders for

the top prize. The other cars in the

competition were also beyond

magnificent. It has to be a really tough

job to be a judge for a competition like

this. These cars make this show worth

the price of admission by itself.

Watch the incoming cars, walk the

countless aisles to admire car

greatness, walk the outside vendor area

to appreciate American engineering,

walk the inside vendor area to

appreciate American engineering, walk

the swap meet area and buy something,

sit and commiserate with friends, eat to

keep up the energy and just plain enjoy

a wonderful car show experience. Aint

this grand?

Afterthought: I bet some club members

avoid Columbus because of the very

early starts. Well, next year we may just

bring pop ups and park somewhere

else. Our early mornings are just too

early and we wear out too fast. Comon

MSSR members. The Columbus show is

one of the best!

The MSSR Pick as the Coolest Rod at

Columbus

Beautiful Caddy

Wild


10/20


Best weather ever at Louisville, each day

we had what could be considered fall

weather in Kentucky. That fact alone

brought the car count to a total of 10,035

by late Saturday afternoon.

Part of the 10,035 coming in 3 wide

Included in that car count were, Jim Stocke

and his faithful side kick, Jack Miller, Kurt

Kiser and his side kick Rick Zemmer,

Dennis Peters, Russ Demers, Don

McKinnon, Jim Jelken and myself. And

sadly, no one went home with the beautiful

all steel 32 Ford Roadster Giveaway Car.

The Give Away Car

But I got to tell you that the 30 year rule

does not seem to be working well from a

car nut point of view. While it gets the

number up, there are cars on the groundsthat certainly do not belong at a car show

and would not be allowed at most of the

local cruise nights that we attend. Take for

example a motor home that was

somebodys travel and camping option, a

Volvo, many MGs and a lot of cars (and I

mean a lot) that are rusty daily drivers with

holes in the fenders and held together with

duck tape. This year, you can bring in

anything 1983 and older, so please tell me

what was cool and something you had to

have in 1983. It no longer seems to be

about the car fan, it is about the money. A

four door Ford, Chevy, or Dodge just does

not get it in my opinion, and I sure hope

that Kalamazoo does not get flooded this

year with rust buckets that have no

redeeming social value.

Work on M-F, Cruise to Nats on Sat

The Pro Pick area only had a handful of

cars making the pick easy. In contrast, the

Goodguys Columbus was full of top notch

cars so in my opinion, NSRA needs to

address this issue and the sooner the

better. And yes Dwight, there were a few

Pacers on the grounds. So, the total

comment may be a great show with a lot of

low quality and boring cars. This by the

way was not only my opinion but a lot of

the Louisville regulars expressed the same

thoughts. A couple I know from UnionLake has not missed a show at Louisville

since day one told me this was their last

year, too many boring cars.

Enough of that, the show has value from

the standpoint of the vendor building, if you

need something they have it and all you

need is money. You could spend one day

alone looking inside where the air is so

cold you need a jacket just in case it is hot

outside but not this year. And if that is not

enough, you can go outside and venture

into tent city (yes, over half the grounds arecovered in big commercial tents that

people pay a price for in order to power

park on the pavement aka Mr. Stocke, but

guess what, you cannot photograph a car

in these tents because that does not work

well, a car that is a beautiful Cherry Red

looks Black under the big tent).

Next off to the swap meet to spend stupid

money on a rusty 5 window coupe for $25k

that will take another $25k to fix after you

just seen a new steel one inside for the

$25k price, are you serious seemed to be

the question most asked at the swap mee

section, most it seems just wanted

everyone to see their junk because it will

go home with them at the asking prices.

Tent City in the Background

All in all we had had enough and most left

Saturday and a few on Sunday morning

and a good nights sleep. See you next

year, not this one but I am sure MSSR wil

have a presence there.

Dwights Pacer

Big Cars are Cool

Crazy about a Mercury

Louisville Kentucky, Home of the NSRA NationalsBy Rich Pickens


11/20


We have done it again! Us MSSR folks

enjoyed another fabulous picnic at Pete

and Ninas. And, why you say at Pete and

Ninas instead of Jim and Judys as

originally planned? Well Judy just was not

up to it while fighting a very stubborn anddebilitating pinched nerve in her neck.

Thankfully, Pete and Nina came through at

the 11th hour to offer their great party house

to host the event. Kudos and accolades to

Pete and Nina.

Food Check by Nina

Their gracious takeover of this summer

picnic was a demonstration of friendship.

Isnt the hallmark of a friend as one who is

there for you in your time of need? And lets

not forget Joann Nash for seeing that

everyone was notified of the change.

But, was the forecast for rain? Okay, so put

up three great big canopies over the newlyrefurbished deck to keep those gobs ofwater off of our sensitive bodies. Usually, ifcanopies are put up, then it is guaranteednot to rain. But not this time. Sure enough,a short, light shower came right during gorftime. Pete was a gentleman to theubiquitous cook, Art, by holding a protectiveumbrella while he went about his culinary

tasks. Thanks Art and thanks Pete.

Umbrella Duty by the Apprentice Chief

Alas and alack, only a few of our hotrodsshowed up because of the dismal look ofthe sky and the weather prediction. But, afew did show up to include Jim JelkensDeuce, Gary & Audrey[s Buick coupe andPhil & Anns cool, red Ferrari.We all had a great time with the usualbantering, commiserating, gum flapping,laughing and, best of all, eating. We sureare good at that and why not with all thosegreat dishes to titillate the senses. Nina

assured us good health by serving grainfed, organic chicken and hamburgers. Ourarteries are now clear again.Okay, here are those folks who attended:Pete & Nina, Phil & Ann, Tom & Joann,Bob & Joann, Don & Judy, Kurt & Sandy,Art & Sandy, Jim & Sheila, Don & Gerri,Danny & Karen, Gary & Audrey, Pete &Mary, Jan Quill, Jim Jelken, Russ Demers,

Second Summer Meeting at Pete and Nina DeptulasBy Jim Stocke

Rich Pickens, Jim Stocke and DennisPeters. Hope I did not forget anyone. Thais a great turnout at 30 people. Speaksvery well for the health of the club.

Chow Time

Rain Rain Go Away

Ladies, it is only a little rain, you will

not melt

See We Did Not Melt

This is the last summer picnic of the yearat a members home. But, do not fret,Hines Park is the next summer picnic at,guess what, Hines Park. Yea.


12/20


One Fine Artist and MSSR Member Bill Carner

As I sat down to do this

article for the Newsletter,

I drew a blank. Go Figure.

Im looking at all the

different things Ive drawn over the years

and Im drawing a blank.

Who knew I would be sitting next to Matt

Ilitch in High School (Little Caesars fame).

I did his drafting work for 3 years, never

knew it.

I would be asked to represent our High

School as the youngest student to study Art

in Europe for 8 weeks in the early 70s.

Back in those days I was the go to guy

when others couldnt do their Art or Draftingwork. Lets get Carner to do it. Each

week 7-9 drawings displayed on the wall

were done by me (I should have charged

them).

I kept my Art quiet for a lot of years,

drawing was relaxing for me, a time to just

get away from everything, but as word got

out, that all changed.

A couple of people who really helped open

some doors were Mike Gibson (my close

friend). He ran our childrens program atour church. I did 100s of drawings for

Kids concerts, fairs, car washes, you name

it. I did it.

The other person which a lot of you older

members knew was Larry Block. He was

trying to come up with a design (border) for

his kitchen floor. I sat down one night and

drew it up, from there word spread. I was

doing Flyers, Swap Meet Signs, and cruise

night sheets etc., for different Clubs. There

were others I looked to for advice. One

being the late Dave Bell (Street RodMagazine) if I had questions Id call him, he

would always help me.

When I started building the 35 Ford I

couldnt come up with a color for the car. I

had this drawing of the 35. A Tee Shirt

Vendor at the 86 Nats in Columbus saw it.

He asked if I would mind making a tee shirt

with my drawing. Sure, why not! We made

the print, threw some color on it and had a

shirt with MY 35 Ford on it. He paid me

$25 for the shirt. (He probably sold

hundreds of them).

Bills Now Well Worn 35 Shirt

When we moved over the new Club House

(Gardner Westcott) we had this huge room

to hold our meetings in. The wall was a

blank canvas. Jim Boeher asked me if I

wanted to help him with the logo. Are you

kidding! Yes, we used the following items:

1 Decal, 1 Maxwell house Coffee can

(round circles), 2 yard sticks, pencils, tape

and paint. It took us two weeks. To this

day it still looks pretty nice.

Since I started doing tee-shirts, a couple

stand out for me.

Fowlerville Tee Shirt

Big Brother Big Sister Bowling Shirt

The 1st

Annual Car Show in Fowlerville,

the Cruise Night Shirts and a very special

one-Big Brothers and Big Sisters (Bowl for

Kids Sake) it was an honor for me when

they asked me to design the shirt. They

sold over 5000 shirts to help Kids

.

Not many people knew that when Wooly

Bullys was in Northville (back in the day) I

was one of the artists that did the posters-

flyers. There was a group that met every

month. It was pretty cool to get free food

for drawing.

Some of Bills Posters

I did a Christmas Party drawing that was

7X15. It took about a week to do. Rumo

has it, that it was hanging in the art class

at Garden City High School for a year.

One time we had a 50s party at our

church, I did eight drawings and before I

even got them hung, people were asking

for them.

Its amazing to go somewhere and see

your work hanging on the walls, case in

point- Bellacinos in Farmington (assorted

cruise event tee-shirts_ another inChildrens Hospital in Ann Arbor, I did a lot

of drawings for some kids there.

A Childrens Hospital Drawing

People have asked me how long does it

take to draw items. Some take one hour

of up to two to three weeks, ii all depends.

Coming up soon, I hope to have some

drawings in your favorite magazines. No

time frame has been set. No time frame

has been set. I have been contacted by

some car vendors for art in their 2014-

2015 catalogs.

Continued on the Next Page


13/20


The plan was to have a great lunch with

our lifetime member Ralph and Bev

Simons who have so gratuitously provided

us with our wonderful meeting place at

Gardner Westcott. The original date wasfor July 26 but unfortunately it had to be

changed with the passing of Bev Simons.

Bevs funeral was held on Saturday July

13th

and several members were present

with their street rods which would have

made Bev smile. As a matter of fact, when

Bev started to laugh she could not stop

and was one of her trademarks. Both

Ralph and Bev are known for their sense

of humor and there was always a party

atmosphere when they were around. Bev

kept the economy solid with her shopping

trips in any city Motor State traveled to.On one trip, the MSSR ladies took Beb to

Kmart arriving at 8:30 PM and once inside

they all went their separate ways to hustle

before closing. The last call came over the

PA several times before they finally saw

Bev heading to the register with her arms

loaded with as much as she could carry.

Ralphs Plymouth was over flowing once

again with shopping bags.

Bev and Ralph had been married for 59

years and she passed away on Ralphs 80

Birthday. An interesting story from Ralph

was the fact that on the day of Bevs

passing two Sandhill cranes came up into

the yard and approached the house in

Florida, something that they never would

do plus given the fact that Sandhill cranes

mate for life it is a fitting tribute to Bev and

Ralph.

The planned lunch was moved to July 17

and held at Bakers in Milford with Ralph

attending. Interesting stories were told, a

few lies or exaggerations came out but a

wonderful time was had by all in honor of

Ralph and Bev. Ralph is also a

woodworker and after many years of

Danny Plopan telling him he needed to

make wooden shoes for the club, Ralph

made him a pair several years ago. Ralph

signed the shoes at the luncheon so you

may here Danny coming before you see

him.

Dannys Shoes.

Ralph, Thank You for what you have

provided to MSSR and God Bless Bev, sh

will be missed.

The Luncheon Group in Honor of theSimons

Ralph and Bev SimonsThanks to Karen Plopan

From Prior Page

Soon I will be working on Motor Stares

40th

drawing. A few things I want to try on

it so Ill be busy for a while. Ive been

able to draw just about everything thats

been asked from camp posters, Birthday

Cards, animals, concerts, posters, flyers

and cars. You name it, Ive probably

drawn it.

Some Members will Remember These

And Maybe This One

Or Possibly This One

Drawing takes a lot of time away from

family, sometimes I dont even see them

because of drawing jobs and deadlines.

Thanks to Pam and the boys for

everything.

Bill


14/20


The Fabulous Hines Park CruiseBy Jim Stocke

Fabulous it was for sure. The 2013 Hines

Park Cruise was a resounding success for

the organizers and for us MSSRers. Our

club fielded 32 cars and 65 people! Wow!

And, absolutely perfect weather- not a

cloud in the sky and temps in the high 80s.

A little warm but, hey, its August. We had

five canopies close to the road and one

behind those five. The canopies were

packed with us car enthusiasts watching

the constant parade of cool, motorized

metal go by.

Dont worry Mom; we are out of the sun

All the cars save for a few strays, were

show cars: street rods, muscle cars,

restored cars, 50s classics, 60s classics

and newer sorta classics like a beautifully

customized SSR, many second generation

Mustangs, lots of Corvettes, Chargers and

hordes of assorted others that, although

not old, fit the spirit of the one and only,

HINES PARK CRUISE 2013!

Feet Back, Cruisers coming Through

No Disco Hat, Anne whats going on

Get Back, Claudia is behind the Wheel

and there is Terror in Johns Eyes

Hey, I know that Guy, thats Pat

And that guy too, what no Propane

But first, you have to enter the park to get

to the fun and that was not easy. Maybe

the organizers plan these delays to

heighten the anticipation so as to increase

the enjoyment. Nah! Some of us had early

passes to allow entry at 7AM. They just

drove right in and set our area up. Thank

you setter uppers. But the gates did not

open for the rest of us until 9AM. Okay, so

what? Well trying to get thousands of our

precious rides through the one lane gate

took gobs and gobs of patience. So, after

about an hour or so of crawling in a long,

long line of some of the coolest cars on th

planet, you arrive at, ta da, Maple Grove,

our home for the day. The frustration

disappeared quickly after a nice cup of

coffee, a few really good donuts and some

gum flapping with our fellow club

members.

This great event really lends itself to

cruisin up and down. The congestionwasnot stifling making trips on the Drive great

fun. The easy in and out of our area helpe

out a lot for those doing the crusin too.

This is sounding better all the time isnt it?

This event was our last summer party of

the season and we took advantage of the

ample time to visit with so many of ourfellow club members and to meet and talk

with the guests of members. This

camaraderie is at the heart of an event like

this and what a great place to exercise thi

camaraderie.

And Yellow is the color of the Day

Lunch time is approaching, yea! But

where is the food? Hey Joanne and Karen

we MSSRers are waiting to do what we do

best eat food. Oh, oh, seems there was

slight problem at the gate. Dan and Judy

Murray, who volunteered to get the food,

were not allowed out of the park with their

GTO. What? Dans son, who was riding

along, had his civilian car outside the gate

Continued Next Page


15/20


Back to the Bricks ReportBy Gary Lazette

It is mid August and time for the WoodwardCruise and the Back to the Bricks. Most ofMotor State went to Woodward. Audreyand I went to Back To The Bricks forThursday, Friday, and Saturday. We were

joined on Saturday by fellow MotorStarters; Bob and JoAnn, Art and Sandy,and Pete and Mary.

It was the 9th. annual B2B weekend. On

Thursday we cruised during the day andthen took a seat at the old G.M. building towatch the cruisers go by. We were askedto park with the Buick Club of America towatch the parade of cars and they gave usa place right up front.

Friday we cruised and then went to a bigcruise in at Dukes Car Stereo where theyserved hot dogs, chips and drinks. We latemoved downtown to secure a spot for theevening. There was a free Motown concertand a sock hop.

Saturday was the big show and the streets

were only open to foot traffic and acordingto the TV station there was over 500,000people over the weekend and 40,000 cars

The attractions on Saturday were:

110 th. anniversary party for Buic

The 4th. Annual Corvette reunionand the 60th. anniversary of theCorvette

The original Ram Chargers werethere with two cars on display: an

old Super Stocker and the "49"Plymouth " The High and theMighty" they did periodicalstartups of both cars ever hour orso. They also did an autographsession through the day.

Bob with the assistance of Art did safetyinspections. After a long day of walking,looking at cars and visiting and consumingsnacks every one left for the trek homeuntil next year.

Continued from Prior Page

and he eventually picked up the food at the

Chicken Shack in Westland.

I Smell Chicken

All came out well but the delay was

substantial. It made us appreciate the food

that much more. The very tasty chicken, the

cole slaw and really delightful potatoes were

held hostage for awhile but things got settled

and out came the food. Oh boy, oh boy.

Food, food, food. The Chicken Shack makes

some of the best picnic food around we soon

found out.

Cruisin is the word of the Day

I almost forgot to mention one great thing

about our venue. We shared Maple Grove

with a club name Shady Characters.

Seems they had the planned ahead and had

two porta potties delivered to the site. But,

they paid for them and we did not. Well,

Shady Characters were nice friendly,

outgoing folks who graciously allowed us to

use their poopers. This privilege solved the

bugaboo of no facilities on the cruise route.

Next year, if Shadys are coming, we may

want to share the cost of the poopers.

Our Spot for the Cruise

Yes we did have fun

It is probably appropriate to briefly talk

about the congested entrance situation.

Some folks waited for two hours to get

through the line! I waited for about one

hour after arriving at the back of the line

at 9AM. This is totally unacceptable.

Folks are not going to wait that long for a

cruise no matter how good it is. The

organizers need to hear from us about

this situation. Don Nicholson is the chiefpromoter of the cruise. His email is

[email protected]. He needs to

hear our concerns.

No Circus Wagons Here

Just a bunch of cool cars

And Cool People

Brilliant sunshine, great food, car guys, car

gals, street rods, 50s cars, 60s cars, 70s

cars, muscle cars, restored cars, newer

special interest cars, cool trucks Hines

had them all. What a great day!


16/20


Woodward Dream CruiseBy Rich Pickens

Absolutely flawless weather welcomed the

19th

Annual Woodward Dream Cruise as

approximately 15 MSSR cars made their

way to Bashas for our annual stop at this

legendary event. We have learned that you

must arrive early to avoid the gridlock that

started happening way earlier than the past

normal and to secure a space along the

road to watch the cars. The cruising went

into overdrive by 8 AM as the road filled

with everything you could imagine as well

as some that only a warped mind dreamed

up.

WT_#*) did he do OMG

Camaro - chrome with 30 Inch Wheels

By our group count, one street rod followed

by over 60 muscle cars was the average

flow we saw. Or to put it into total

perspective, one street rod, 60 muscle cars

and 150 daily drivers. Yes, by 9:30 AM the

street was clogged with SUVs, Mini Vans,

and BMWs (yes this is Royal Oak) and by

2 PM, hardly any street rods and minimal

muscle cars present on the street as we

went into almost a 90% daily driver gridlock

mode.

Where are the Classic Cars????? SUV

Gridlock

The streets would not have been clogged

and traffic would have been a nice flow if

not for all the cars being used as

sightseeing methods for Mom and Dad and

the kids. No wonder America is getting fat,

people, you got to have more fun by taking

a walk on the wild side.

Just put a Hulk and Spiderman in the

back of your pickup and everyone will

think you are cool

Ok, I feel better but darn, we sure have lost

our ability to have fun unless it is from 100

feet away through a glass window.

So it was big this year, weather being the

main factor, people flock to it, good or bad,

it is a tradition and event that no one wants

to miss. MSSR took center stage at the

entrance to Bashas with Phil Reillys Ford

Convertible, Don McKinnons Ford Coupe

and Dennis Peters Willys protected from

the rear by Jim Stocks Blue Ford Coupe.

MSSR was Here

And There

And MSSR People TOO

Getting Rid of All the Daily Drivers

On Woodward

Uncle Sam Even Showed Up


17/20


Frankenmuth AutofestBy Rich Pickens

In Michigan, the end of the car cruisin

season is marked by a couple of events in

September giving us both joy and sadness.

The NSRA Nats North has traditionally

been something that we all enjoy but we

have to mentally note that it is almost time

to park them for their winter hibernation

soon after this event.

But before Kalamazoo, we have a great

event to check out in Frankenmuth

Michigan known simply as Autofest. This

has been a Michigan tradition for many

years now and in 2013 it was one of the

finest and best attended ever. While you

will find a lot of member of MSSR visiting

for the day, only a couple attends the event

for the three days due to the outrageous

hotel cost that is totally out of control at this

event. Hotel minimums of three nights at

rates well above the 200 dollar per night

rates push the cost of attending this event

to the above 1000 dollar range considering

fuel, food and housing together. This

makes the three nights stay in Kalamazoo

a real bargain.

So what happens is that a lot of us, drive

up in the morning and return home at night

mainly on Friday to enjoy the cars on the

show field as well as the cruising throughthe day on the main drag as well as the

street closing at 5 PM when a bunch of

cars are parked for free spectator viewing.

This year, the drag cars from the 60s lead

the parade of cars down the main street

marking the start of the rush to get the cars

on the street for spectator viewing.

Here comes the Ramchargers

The viewing is an event in itself, people

gridlock walking up and down the main

drag just to try to see over a bunch of

people to see the nice cars. My secret is to

walk the sidewalks where most do not go

and you can actually move, just like a

service drive on a 5 PM rush hour freeway

back up.

The Spectators Fill the Streets

Dennis Gage was There

Phil and Ann Cruise the Streets

Just one of the many Bands

The show is not only the cars on the street

but almost every business and hotel along

the way has bands playing everything from

rock to county to polkas so the ears also get

a work out at the Friday night street closing.

MSSR Members cars we saw were Ben

and Alice Suthers Model A double AA

pickup in the show field and Bill Ballards

Caddy Limo there and on the street that

day.

Bens New Old Truck

And Bills Cady on the Street

This event is a do not miss especially

given the fact that this marks the closing

of the season but is also marked by thestart of the really pleasant Michigan fall

weather. Hope to see you there next

year.

The Full Show Field along the River

Cruisin Time


18/20


Congratulations to all and

Gods Blessing for many,

many more birthdays and

anniversaries to come

Anniversaries

CARS FOR SALE

ENGINES FOR SALE

GARAGE EQUIP FOR SALE

PARTS FOR SALE

MISCELLANOUS FOR SALE

49 Ford Club Coupe

Stock Flat Head V8,

Stick Shift, Overdrive,

New Radial Tires, New

Radiator and Wiring,

A Great Driver - $19,000 Vic 248-373-4356

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1978 T-Bird, Dove Gray with Red Pinstripes,

400 CID, Automatic Trans, Like New, $7500.

See Jack Miller 313-383-4703

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1976 Lincoln 2 dr. 81k actual miles; one

owner $8,000. Original everything. Tim

Keenon is the original owner, 313-563-9235

1936 Pickup Truck, Hot Rod Project Call formore information and a list of whats included

(too much to mention). Priced to sell,

$5,000.00. Call Jim Sabo, Highland, Mi.,

248-685-2268. Email any time

[email protected]

Newly rebuilt 1975 - 350 c.i. Police Interceptor

engine w/Tri-Power polished alum. intake & 3-

new Rochester carbs. w/progressive linkage

& fuel block. Plus a new Phoenixtransmission & chrome valve covers. Asking

$3,500. Contact Phil Lyon

Nothin Available at this time

46 Ford right and left front fenders, 2 hoods,

dash panel

4-OEM 4 Lug 13 Mag Wheel/Mustang II or

Pinto $100 Firm

4-13 Wire Hub Caps OEM Mustang II/Pinto

$80 Firm

Call Dan Plopan 248-477-6221

Set of 4 18:x8 Boyd Codington 5 Spoke

Wheels with new 60 Series Tires, $1400.

Pete Ballinger 313-534-0331------------------------------------------------------------

Ford OEM 15 inch wheels, Call Russ Demers

313-561-5579

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Baby Moons, 46 Ford Trim

John Schumont 734-377-4522

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Various SUN Tachs, Al Piggott, 248-981-7532

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HEI 65K Distributor for Chevy V6, 3.8 or 4.3

New in Box, $60 -Edelbrock Intake 2114

for Chevy 4.3 Vortex Head Motor new with

gaskets $180 -Small block Chevy Water

Pump new, $35 -Ford 351 W Ford Racing

Flywheel, New $200 Rich Pickens

4 grey leather bucket seats, both fronts are

power and they came out of a Windstar LS.

Looking for $200.00 Call for pictures Tim

Messer 248-446-1906

4 14 inch Wire Wheel Covers $50

4- P225 55R16 Cichelin Tires on custom

universal lug wheels - $300

Call Jack Miller

4-235x45 17 Pirelli Winter Tires $75

96 -98 Mustang Bumper Cover No Tears $20

Call Doug Smith 734-529-5166, Dundee MI

Ford OEM 15 inch wheels, Call Russ Demers

313-561-5579

Hot Wheel Collection - 600 cars make offer

Bob Nash 517-223-4882

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Golf Clubs, $100 Call Jack Miller 313-383-

4703

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For Sale License Plate Collection, Pete

Deptula 734-259-0691

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Like new 33/34 Ford Fender Bra $60 Rich

Pickens 734 425 6676-------------------------------------------------------------

5-Signed NASCAR Hats, Mark Martin, Jack

Roush, Wally Dalenback Jr, Jeff Buron, Ted

Musgrave. $6 each or all 5 for $25. Dwight

1946 Ford Coupe,

chopped, S10 Frame,

Full Custom, Satin

Yellow, $32.500.

Or

1950 Chevy Pickup

Highly Modified

$25,500John Schumont

734 377 4522

Hot Rods in Anne Reillys Garden

Swap Meet Birthdays

October

Tom Mann October 3

Jo Ann Mann October 6

Tim Messer October 14

Mary Hart October 23

Dennis Peters October 28

Dan Plopan October 31

November

Judy Murray November 3

Debbie Messer November 7

Bob Carter November 9

Shirley Miller November 10

Mary Berger November 10

December

Lori Spisz December 2

Jan Quill December 10

Phil Reilly December 15

Helen Hollingshead December 19

Daryll Hart December 22

October

No love in October

November

Bill & Janet Ballard November 26

December

Vic & Helen Hollingshead December 5

1929 Model A Double

AA Pickup. See Ben

Suthers for Details


19/20


Cruisin and Other RamblingsBy the Editor

Winter is never fun for car people, cant

drive them, real cold in the garage so can

only work on the car for short periods

before the old bones get chilled but then

there is always the hope of summer

coming to help offset the pain of the coldweather. This summer, the west

experienced dry conditions, temps above

100 and worst of all wildfires that

destroyed a whole lot of homes. Michigan

did not have a good start for summer either

with cool temps requiring jackets, and rain,

a whole lot of rain. Even in July, the

Goodguys event in Columbus required a

sweatshirt or jacket till at least 10 AM and

this considering last year with 105 degrees

is a big change. I dont call it global

warming anymore, just a strange time that

we have to endure.

Well it finally happened; the Telegraph

Cruise has gone commercial after many

years of being a nice free event. In Taylor

they have now closed off an entire stretch

from I94 for at least a mile in order to make

a buck off of the cruisers by charging

anywhere from $5 to $10 to park your car.

About the only free spot left was down by

the Home Depot which use to be the

center of the cruise but now appears to be

the last free spot to park. We had a few

people from MSSR get a few spots at

Home Depot through the effort of Gary

Lazette and hopefully they will still be there

and free next year.

What events do you enjoy most; you need

to express your opinions to the Board

Members so that plans can be made to

enjoy the events that you favor. We are

guessing what you like so pleas stand up

and let us know which ones to put on the

calendar for next year.

If the summer averaged 10 degrees below

normal, does that mean the winter will be

that way too, look out Florida, a lot of us

heading your way.

As noticed in this issue, we would be

missing a report on Back to the Bricks if it

had not been for Gary Lazette, well, we

cannot be everywhere so any help or

reports on these events would help fill the

newsletter. Just remember that between

Jim Stocke and me, you are getting asmany reports as we can handle so if there

is an event you are at, write up a report.

I seem to be a little cranky this issue after

looking over the comments on Telegraph,

Woodward and Louisville but after

spending time looking forward to these

events there is a level of disappointment

after attending. Most of us look for the

level of craftsmanship, innovation, and

unique ideas when looking at cars but

sadly there appears that most of these

qualities are going away as some consider

a cool car something with bigger wheels as

the only redeeming quality. Oh yes, Duck

Tape holding a fender on and covering rust

holes as seen at Louisville must fill the

craftsmanship category.

As always check before going, to make

sure us old people did not make a

mistake on the date or time

October

October 5

Ididit Open House

October 21

MSSR Board Meeting

October27

MSSR Membership Meeting

Nominations for Board of Directors

November

November 18

MSSR Board Meeting

November 24

MSSR Membership Meeting

Election of Board of Directors

November 28

Thanksgiving

Eat some of the leftover turkey from

Phil and Ann Reillys Summer Meeting

December

December 8

MSSR Christmas Party

No MSSR Board Meeting or

Membership Meeting in December

December 25th

Christmas Day

2014

For your 2014 Planning

March 7 9, 2014

Detroit Autorama

You will see some club members at

each of these events having

Fun with Cars, Family and Friends

Coming Events


20/20


President Bob Nash

Vice President Jim Stocke

Treasurer Kurt Kiser

Director Dennis Peters

Director Don McKinnon

Director Rich Pickens

Photographer Jim Stocke

Clothing Mgrs Vic Hollingshead

Jan Quill

Card Lady JoAnn Nash

Web Master Gary Jefferson

Rod Connection

Editor Rich Pickens

Chief Reporter Jim Stocke

Womens World Help Wanted

Art Bill Carner

Historical Help All the old people who canStill remember things

Others Welcome to Send in Articles and Reports

Send any comments/articles/swap meet

items/events/or general nonsense to the editor

Deadline for next edition Dec 15, 2013

The opinions and articles expressed in the MSSR Rod

Connection do not necessarily reflect the views and

Officers and Staff

Rod Connection

Featured RideMotor State Street Rods

20015 Pollyanna Dr

Livonia, MI 48152

www.motorstatestreetrods.org

Cruising since 1976FUN WITH CARS, FAMILY and FRIENDS

The Motor State Street Rod Car Club was founded in 1976

as a social club to promote safe, family enjoyment of

modified vehicles.

The club is a non-profit benevolent organization

established to promote the enjoyment of older vehicles

and protect the specialized interests of its members.

In addition, the club lives up to its motto of "Fun with Cars,

Family and Friends" with less structured activities that may

include casual cruising, picnics, dances, dinners, swapmeets, car shows, rod runs, cruise-ins, and monthly

meetings. Funds raised every year are donated to various

needy causes.

Tom Mann

37 Ford Coupe

The Ford line of cars was updated in 1937 with one major

change the introduction of an entry-level 136 CID (2.2 L)

V8 in addition to the popular 221 CID (3.6 L) flathead V8.

The model was a refresh of its predecessor, the Model 48

(itself based on the Model 40A), and was the company's

main product. It was redesigned more thoroughly in 1941.

At the start of production, it cost $850.

The 1937 Ford featured a more rounded look with fine

horizontal bars in the convex front and hood-side grilles.The front grille was V-shaped, rather than following the

fenders into a pentagon shape, as on the 1936 model.

Faired-in headlights were a major modernization found on

both the Standard and Deluxe trim versions, though much

of the rest of the design was shared between Ford's two

lines. A larger water pump was used to help aid in cooling.

Slantback' sedans gained a rear trunk door, though space

was limited, and 'Trunkback' versions continued gaining

sales. The station wagon had seating for eight passengers.

A 4 door "convertible sedan" with roll up windows wasoffered in small numbers in the Deluxe series.

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